A&P Got some new gear! v. My viewfinder > yours

I'm taking a B&W film class in college and get to use this bad boy. It was my dad's old camera and I've got a 50 1.8 with it and a Vivitar 50-150 (I think?) as well as a sweet variable extension tube that gets to like 5:1. With the 50mm on there you can focus literally 3/4" from your subject! The camera also has a split prism focus screen in it that I'm starting to dig.

My first film camera, and I've yet to put any actual film through it (probably tomorrow...) but I'm physced to learn on it!

Any other OM-1 or OM-2 users? (He's got an OM-1 somewhere too...) Anything I need to know about? I'm still getting over how fucking HUGE and bright the viewfinder on this beast is! 5d what?

I got an OM-1!
That was my first camera, and after I went to the grand canyon, my dad said it was officially mine. Also got a canon t50, but it sucks in comparison to the om-1.
I know I have the F Zuiko 1.8 lens 50mm, but I'm not sure what else I have, but I'm on the way to work and I'll check when I get home.

the thing i like is its simpler. not cluttered with boxes and af areas etc.
i heard good things about leica VF so i just, now took a pic and i dont see whats so cool. it looks busy to me.
its the 50mm/75mm framelines (who has a 75mm lens?)

pic is bad quality since digi point and shoot lens is larger than a eye...

Yeah, those OM-1 and OM-2s are badass in terms of the viewfinder. I love the fact that when I give someone my old OM-1 to look at, they are like, WTF? I don't know how to run this. it's easy as could be... just adjust your aperature setting and shutter speeds for what you're shooting to get the best exposure possible in the light meter box on the side. SIMPLE SLR photography basics. I took several black and white photo classes in college where the professor used my camera as an example of manual settings and how to adjust for the best possible exposure.
I'm kind of an SLR elitist.

yes heres what my main slr is like. too busy!
why cant digital cameras have a OM like viewfinder?
minolta madness!
shit is hard to photograph
the circle is the "spot meter" area. nothing to do with a split prisim